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Fear, frustration, compassion and shame: What nurses are dealing with during the pandemic

(WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions that may disturb or offend some readers.) There are close to 450,000 nurses in Canada. Some work...

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Alberta tried to build ‘a wall of defence’ around its most vulnerable citizens. It has crumbled

The Alberta Legislature was suspended in the spring due to COVID-19 and, when it resumed in late May, Premier Jason Kenney spoke at length...

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2 Ontario LTC operators got $157M in COVID-19 aid. They also paid $74M to shareholders

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first...

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Distillers scrambled to make hand sanitizer for free. Then the federal government moved on

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Elon Musk’s Starlink offers fast internet connections to rural Canadians. But it’s not cheap

When Vernon Kejick got a first taste of Starlink satellite internet on the Pikangikum First Nation, his initial review was succinct. “All I...

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Provinces should adopt surveillance testing to battle COVID-19, long-term care home review says

One of the largest operators of Canadian seniors’ residences and long-term care homes is calling for provinces to adopt widespread surveillance testing as...

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How a high-stakes gambler set authorities on the trail of accused Canadian spy Cameron Ortis

A high-stakes American gambler who is an FBI informant and goes by the nickname Robin Hood 702 played a key role in a...

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Trudeau government won’t say who got billions of dollars in aid

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Tracking the not-so-clear trail of $240B in federal COVID-19 spending

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Trans Mountain’s COVID-19 costs are now $12.5 million and growing

New numbers show that Trans Mountain’s COVID-19 costs are now 10 times higher than the figure the pipeline initially reported. Last month, the federal government-owned pipeline...

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Common-law spouse among 3 charged with giving N.S. shooter ammunition

The common-law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia has been charged with providing...

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Edmonton physician says informing families of COVID deaths comes at a personal cost

When one of her patients dies, Dr. Daisy Fung picks up the phone to inform the person’s family.  Fung has made these calls...

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Canada reaches grim milestone of 400,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases

The latest: Long-term care workers, residents should be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine, committee says. Quebec reports 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths, day after province cancels plans to allow...

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Families of rail workers killed in B.C. crash call on Trudeau, RCMP to probe alleged coverup

Families of three rail workers killed in a crash in the Rockies of eastern B.C. almost two years ago are calling on the...

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Pandemic leaves students with disabilities disconnected from peers and short on support

Navigating school this fall has meant a host of new challenges for learners with disabilities, with both students and families often having to advocate...

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Federal COVID Alert app wasn’t working for some users for much of November

The developers of Canada’s COVID Alert app fixed a glitch last week that left some users without exposure notifications for much of November. An update to...